What is Tweetpond?

Imagine an underwater world where fish are replaced with the latest thoughts from people all over the world. These thoughts fall deeper as they grow older and new ones are displayed on the top as people post them. This is Tweetpond, an ambient visualisation of Twitter.

Why use Tweetpond?

Tweetpond gives you an unobtrusive “feel” of the latest updates on a particular topic by replacing a textual list of tweets with a graphical view. By looking at the screen you can instantly tell the frequency of conversation. The overall tone is calm but fluid.

How does it work?

Type in keywords at the top-right corner and hit enter to search

New tweets are loaded regularly (every 2 minutes at most, not real time)

Click & drag to pan and rotate camera

Water surface on the top is right now

Vertical axis is time – as items grow older they fall deeper and deeper

We love feedback!

Tweetpond is an experiment by Volkside.
This is a very early release and we'd love to get your
feedback on how to refine and improve it!
Leave a comment or catch us on Twitter: @tweetpond